Cheapest place for 2.5mg now?

[ToriMJ]

Anyone know please where is the cheapest place for start dose? Thanks

Just search online?

I have and it's really tricky as they don't show the prices with discount codes applied so I thought I'd ask if anyone has recently worked it out to save a bit of time.

But thanks for your pointless reply. That applies to almost every post on the whole forum.

Yes but there's referral codes and discounts all over. Hard to keep up.

Use a code on the MN thread to help a fellow MNetter and then don't worry if you see it £10 cheaper elsewhere ...just buy £10 less when you're 2 sizes smaller!

You can use this website. It shows some of the main pharmacies with and without discount.

www.monj.co.uk

You can also use this one.
https://www.missmounjarouk.com/about-3

There's two websites that do updated lists

www.missmounjarouk.com

monj.co.uk

Thanks all that's really helpful :)

Be very careful.

Weight loss injections should be prescribed. And they are them supplied through the pharmaceutical supply chain in controlled conditions form the eithical pharma, companies who hold the manufacturing licence, by the nhs.

at least do you have a private prescription for them? If not , you are literally taking a massive risk , these drugs have side effects and need to be monitored by a professional, either Gp or regulated weight loss clinic.

if you find a cheap source “on line” without prescription, you likely have no way of knowing if these are illegal copies you are buying. The reputable wholesalers and pharmacies in uk will be supplying to fulfill prescriptions only.

That means what you might source may be made in ways that don’t fulfill regulatory authority requirements for safe medicines (eg made illegally ). Buying drugs on line like these , especially injectables which require the most rigour around safe manufacture and supply chain, could cost your health dearly, or in less extreme cases not be effective doses.

there are huge monies to be made for illegally making and selling these drugs. It is organised and criminal. And these drugs are currently in short supply through the legitimate drug companies that own the licenses.p, making the, extremely profitable ground for criminal organisations

I spent a lot of time some years ago having to investigate fraudulently made viagra, olanzapine amd a number of other pharmaceuticals on market in uk. This is not isolated to these weight loss drugs. It is merely a new opportunity for crooks. Be very very careful.

Yes, due diligence of course for a reputable prescriber.

Those websites only list registered pharmacies with valid GPhC numbers. Whichever one you chose from them, you'd go through their private consultation online and their pharmacist will prescribe the medication if you qualify for it. I presume you're looking for the most affordable out of the reputable pharmacies available and not just a cheap version.

Yes, absolutely, i probs my should have made that clearer with so
Many dodgy beauty shop copies etc doing the rounds

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qeee33883o

This article is about Ozempic/Semaglutide.

I assume OP is talking about Mounjaro/Tirzepatide. There are no shortages and they're licensed for weightloss in the UK. The registered pharmacies listed, including Boots, Asda Online, Pharmacy4u (used by NHS gp surgeries), etc aren't selling fake drugs or they'll risk their license.

Those who get it from their gym contacts or facebook ad or tiktok or hairdressers with no licence to prescribe or sell or knowledge about the prescription medicine are the ones that are likely buying who-knows-what drugs expecting them to be Mounjaro.

I would also add, if you are not in position to be prescribed this by doctor , as your obesity condition is not deemed a high enough risk, be mindful you’re buying drugs that are in short supply to literally protect the health of diabetics.

some of these drugs are on “allocation”. Meaning pharmacies are prioritising to diabetics. As article above reads, they’re struggling to meet that demand because of people getting dodgy prescription though on line pharmacies for weight loss that is not medically critical, a massive upsurge of demand in last 2 years.

you can’t just get a building and start manufacturing this stuff to increase supply overnight legitimately. It takes 2-3 years to increase manufacturing capacity as everything is so regulated by medicine regulatory authorities in every country. rightly so.

so, if you’re getting this stuff to help you loose a stone or 4, think about who you’re taking that medicine from.

and now I’ll shut up.

Tirzepatide/Mounjaro is licensed for weightloss and there are no shortages. It's for treatment of obesity too and prescribed accordingly. It's not the same as Semaglutide that's been mainly for diabetics. People keep making this same incorrect argument without knowing the difference between the different medications. All 'WLI' are not the same.

We aren't accessing the same product.
And actually, with the huge health implications of obesity I think access to a medical product to reduce those health risks is as legitimate a need as diabetes treatment.
Many lives will be save if the huge obesity crisis is overted.

ok, I won’t shut up just yet, because I’m appalled that people in uk are treating these powerful drugs like a cosmetic treatment
i work for bloody company that makes them and am pharmacist, so I do know how they work.They’re ALL drugs for diabetes. Weight loss was a counter indication. That is now being liscensed for sole use. They all have variable indications/counter indications where some seem to be more acceptable or effective as WLI depending on patient
people with diabetes already can’t get their normal drugs, and are being switched onto the others that aren’t yet on allocation. Demand is fast outstripping supply on all of them. Just because they’re not currently on allocation, doesn’t mean in 6 months there won’t be an issue.
this a serious issue that has been raised by EMA, MHRA, FDA etc

What you said has nothing to do with the fact that you're posting about Ozempic and we're talking about Mounjaro. This is not the first time a random poster has made these arguments about WLI but end up talking about the old Semaglutide shortage and the opinion that all WLI are only for diabetes.

Whether it's originally a side effect or not, the fact is that it is now known to help with weightloss hence the new MHRA license. It's now able to be prescribed on the nhs to people with a bmi of 35 or 40 with some weight-related problems. The same is happening with the side effect of it helping people with alcohol and smoking addiction (Including food addiction) and trials are in the works to look into this for proper treatment. Hopefully soon, this same medication will be licensed for the treatment of different addiction too.

That a medication started out as for one condition doesn't mean it stays that way. Mounjaro has branched out and will keep branching out to solve other issues. There will be more supply for the demand. For now, there isn't any shortage.

because I’m appalled that people in uk are treating these powerful drugs like a cosmetic treatment
To this, I completely agree.

I’m not disagreeing to give medication for those with health issues related to obesity. If you bothered to read what I said, I said the opposite

if you have serious health condition in terms of obesity you can get those on nhs prescription, along with those needing them for diabetes

I don’t see a lot of government push to get the clinically obese people into Gp and onto medication to reduce burden on nhs and overt a national health crisis, as a first step,

i hear a lot of overweight, but not clinically obese, people looking for quick fix. These drugs aren’t a quick fix. A very high %will put weight back on when they stop. And wealthy people who can afford these drugs privately, aren’t actually the main contributors to the obesity crisis. That follows very much the demographic of deprevation

@Marshbird my starting BMI was almost 50 and had been at that level for a fair while. My BMI is now under 40 and heading towards being 35 and under. I am not taking it as a cosmetic treatment, it is for my health.

For me it's about being proactive rather than reactive. Take these meds now to get to a healthy weight rather than wait for diabetes to develop and then treat. Not something we are excellent at in the NHS. Am also a HCP.

@ToriMJ All the prescribers on the linked sites are registered pharmacies and safe to use.

For whatever reason, some people feel strongly negative about these weight loss injections, but that is their issue not yours.

You are not stealing medication from diabetics and assuming you are obese, otherwise the pharmacies will not prescribe to you, you are absolutely eligible to, with a clear conscience, use Mounjaro for your own health.

Thanks.
I have no qualms with the 'stealing from diabetes' issue as a) it's a different product and b) I don't think there is a 'top trumps' to whose health issue 'deserves' it more. Unless those who deep down blame obese people for being obese might start blaming some diabetics for lifestyle which has contributed too.

I have a BMI of 42 and high blood pressure. I’ve spoken to my GP about my weight. I’ve been referred for tier 1 weight management. It involves meeting a health trainer, filling out a food diary and them suggesting that you eat less and move more. The idea that if you are a candidate for this medication that you will just get it prescribed outside of private, via the internet channels is ludicrous.